komodo Posted February 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2020 It did not pass the “you can sit down and play it without losing ribs” test. So, quick plastic surgery and it’s great now. I spent a lot of today fine tuning the tuner holes with their little locator pins, refining the neck heel and final neck angle. After placing the tuners I realized that I made the headstock too thick after putting the veneer on. So I need to thin that somehow. Then I’ll glue in the neck. When I get some better weather I’ll do final clear coats. In the meantime, electrics. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted February 17, 2020 Report Share Posted February 17, 2020 12 hours ago, komodo said: I realized that I made the headstock too thick after putting the veneer on Been there, done that. Also made one too thin once.... SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
komodo Posted February 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 I decided to inset the washer and nut instead of shaving off 1/16” off the face. But, cutting a larger hole into tuner holes is nearly impossible unless you have some kind of special ledge cutting bit? Or some trick I don’t know about but that you will tell me about now that I’ve already done this? Tell me how you would do it, then I’ll post the trick I came up with. BYW- The Dogfishhead Hazy Ripple is sublime, and I’m no Dead fan. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattharris75 Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 I would probably make a little jig with a dowel the size of the tuner holes to align the holes correctly on the drill press. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
komodo Posted February 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 I was proud of myself, but I’m kinda slow, lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 Forstner bit, step drill in Forstner point hole to 10mm then either step drill from rear or brad point from front. A custom piloted spot facer would be nice. I wonder if I can get one.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 4 hours ago, komodo said: some kind of special ledge cutting bit A step drill could work if the subsequent steps match the diameters of the original hole and the washer. It can also be run backwards if the wood is brittle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 It's all about centering the bit. The washer recess is done with a Forstner bit, then subsequent work centred from the spur recess in the centre left by the Forstner. Usually a lip and spur/brad point bit will not centre itself in those as they're too deep. A step drill will however. That way it can be opened out to (usually) 10mm or whatever. A step drill is like a twist drill in that it shears waste to the outside of the cut, making them liable to poor cosmetic cuts. Brad point are better in that they shear inwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 If you have a good stable table on the drill press, the main 10mm hole can be drilled first. A 10mm dowel can be installed as a guide on the drill table to centre the work under a Forstner bit. This works well as Forstner bits guide off their rim and not the central spur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 If I was at that stage.I would chuck up the original bit to make the holes and use that to locate the headstock on the drill press. When that is done clamp the HS in place and make sure the original bit still travels freely through the hole. Then without moving anything take out the original bit and replace with your forstner bit. Rinse and repeat. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
komodo Posted February 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 14 minutes ago, ScottR said: If I was at that stage.I would chuck up the original bit to make the holes and use that to locate the headstock on the drill press. When that is done clamp the HS in place and make sure the original bit still travels freely through the hole. Then without moving anything take out the original bit and replace with your forstner bit. This woulda been my second plan. But because of the way a larger bit can grab ebony, I feared for my life. lol Of course cutting the ledge first is trivial, this was all about cutting it after the main hole had been drilled. @mattharris75 won instantly. BTW, I'm not totally done yet, I'm going to shave the face down ever so slightly to flush the face and washers. I'm definitely in the home stretch now. I can tell because my mind is all over two other builds while I'm doing this final bits. @ScottR You prodded me with your single coil / p90 comment. I started looking at single coils, but ended up getting a stacked p90 to use in the bridge, so it can be run stacked or split. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 21 minutes ago, komodo said: But because of the way a larger bit can grab ebony, I feared for my life. lol I have only attempted that once, and ended up sanding them completely out. 27 minutes ago, komodo said: You prodded me with your single coil / p90 comment. I started looking at single coils, but ended up getting a stacked p90 to use in the bridge, so it can be run stacked or split. I wish you could hear the way mine sounds, but I just don't have a way to share that these days. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
komodo Posted February 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2020 Refined the neck even more before committing to the final set. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted February 24, 2020 Report Share Posted February 24, 2020 looks like a corvette with the hood open. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADFinlayson Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 I want to touch that neck 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
komodo Posted February 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 1 hour ago, ADFinlayson said: I want to touch that neck I LOL’d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
komodo Posted March 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 Surprise super nice day. Laying final clears. Building a couple pedals in between coats. A pair of Throback Strangemaster clones. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willliam_q Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 Guitar looks great. Do you use tag board or pcb for your pedals? i have a self made aluminium pedal board, but the diy alu pedal boxes ground out on it. I need to put rubber padding on the back of those pedals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
komodo Posted March 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2020 Got some heavy coats on it. Also got my first runs, very small and on the side, so no biggie. My first gnats too. I always push really hard and lay it on thick and way faster than Dan Erlewine will tell you but I’ve never had issues. One thing I do that helps the end result is a final coat with 50:50 or even less. The solvent just hammers the surface and lets it flow out really nicely. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
komodo Posted March 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2020 3 hours ago, willliam_q said: Guitar looks great. Do you use tag board or pcb for your pedals? Thanks! I use tag board, and most of what I’ve built has been from tagboardfx. The insides look like robot vomit, but still work great. Last week I ran across a site with PCB boards and several pedals built around the Spin FV-1 chip. (pedalpcb.com) I’m definitely going to try out some of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 2, 2020 Report Share Posted March 2, 2020 That thing puts me in mind of a scorpion seen upside down like that. Or maybe it was a few scenes from "The Mummy" I just saw on the tube before coming upstairs...... SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willliam_q Posted March 2, 2020 Report Share Posted March 2, 2020 I’ve used tagboardfx before and find it great. Built 3 pedals with another two in the works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted March 3, 2020 Report Share Posted March 3, 2020 Looking great But I'm curious... how is the rear cover attached to the neck? Is it there so you don't forget to finish it as well as the body? I've already lost count of the times I've had to wrestle my sweaty gloves back on because I forgot to put another coat on the cover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
komodo Posted March 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2020 33 minutes ago, Norris said: Looking great But I'm curious... how is the rear cover attached to the neck? Is it there so you don't forget to finish it as well as the body? I've already lost count of the times I've had to wrestle my sweaty gloves back on because I forgot to put another coat on the cover Thanks! LOL, i just rolled up a couple pieces of tape into loops and stuck it on there. I KEEP FORGETTING TO SPRAY THE COVER. Also, sometimes I get in a whirlwind and just lay the cover down on a piece of cardboard or something and when I hit it with the gun . . . whoosh there it goes out into the yard upside down. This worked perfectly, I highly recommend it. I'm going to patent it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted March 3, 2020 Report Share Posted March 3, 2020 looking good. kind of surprised you didn't put the rangemaster inside your build... then again GE - maybe not a great idea inside a guitar. Pedal will be a nice combo w those pickups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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